Chance

April 14, 2008

By Stephanie G., Divernon, IL

I gave you a chance, And you took advantage of me, Gave you another chance, And I really didn’t see, I didn’t know you planned, This all out, I gave you so many chances, And you didn’t know what love was all about.

You said you were sorry, I was stupid enough to forgive, You told me don’t worry, I lost my love to live, It took me weeks to think things through, But only when I did, I just went back to you, My love for you I hid.

This time we would be forever, Just trust me we can work it out, I took the chance that you would change for the better, Instead it wasn’t what love is about, Chances before and chances after, I knew it was all misunderstood, We had no fun, no thrills, no laughter, But I just thought you would.

You told me the fights we had, Were only because you loved me, I knew what you did made me sad, I knew in my heart we couldn’t be, But you told me to stay or else, There would only be one way out, I was scared because I knew that was your old self, The chances finally ran out.

Sadness had swept over me, No chance for happiness with you, I began to give up, Then another one followed through, I found a true love, Something I couldn’t find in you, I found something special, I can finally start anew.

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